18 inch wheel tests??

[67abarth]

I wonder if we will see any road tests with the standard 18 inch wheels?

[BlackCobra08]

Unfortunately not until a customer gets 18's and does a review. All the press cars in Portugal last week were 19's. Also you may notice they all had 6 piston carbon ceramic brakes, not the default blue steel rotors 4 piston setup which most of us will get. Hell there were only four manual transmission cars there. BMW figures if their press cars are fully loaded, not only will the reviews be better, but most people that watch and read the reviews will want to spend more on all these options. It makes sense from a marketing point of view.

[tisme]

Originally Posted by 67abarth

I wonder if we will see any road tests with the standard 18 inch wheels?

fyi, in the UK the standard wheels are 19" rims; we don't get the option of 18".

[Damasconian]

Originally Posted by tisme

fyi, in the UK the standard wheels are 19" rims; we don't get the option of 18".

Your .1HP quote made me laugh out loud. Enjoy the 350+ increase in power with your new car. You deserve it!

[tisme]

Originally Posted by Damasconian

Your .1HP quote made me laugh out loud. Enjoy the 350+ increase in power with your new car. You deserve it!

I don't think you realise just how painful it is driving with 67 bhp, and I've been doing it for 2 months now. Anyway, in 36.5 days I will have it, and that 1/2 day counts too.

[zwiggles]

Originally Posted by tisme

fyi, in the UK the standard wheels are 19" rims; we don't get the option of 18".

It's the same in Canada. I wish I had the option for 18's, they make for a much better track wheel...